Guest Speaker: Michelle Donahoe

Give DeKalb County goes live on May 4th, and dozens of local not-for-profit agencies hope to benefit from this day-long on line donation drive. Michelle Donahoe from the Sycamore History Museum told the Rotary Club about plans for this year's event.

Donors can go to the site at www.givedekalbcounty.org from midnight to midnight on May 4th, and donate to the local charity of their choice. Participating agencies will also receive a percentage of a bonus pool, based on how much they collect that day.

Last year, a computer problem with their vendor knocked their site off line from about noon to 8 p.m. -- the prime hours for donations. But this time around, they are using a new vendor which will make their campaign its sole project for the day; they have multiple contingency plans ready, in case any other problems crop up.

And donors can also go to the DeKalb County Community Foundation's headquarters from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. that day to give in person.